Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Hungary defends petrol price cap against EU criticism

Hungary

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban defends a petrol price cap on Friday. Petrol prices would be between 700 and 800 forints per litre, Viktor Orban. Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair has called the tax “beyond stupid”.   Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban defended a discriminatory petrol price cap on Friday, claiming that runaway inflation and the … Read more

Mystery plane puts east Europe air forces on alert

Europe

Two-seater Beechcraft with two people on board had no approved flight plan. The plane flew over Hungary before crossing into Serbia and then Romania. It was found abandoned in an old airfield near Targovishte. A two-seater plane flew through half a dozen Eastern European countries without permission, alerting air forces before being abandoned in Bulgaria … Read more

Germany still the ‘benchmark’ says England boss Southgate

England

Gareth Southgate says Germany are the benchmark for England because of their trophy-winning pedigree. England face Germany in Tuesday’s UEFA Nations League clash in Munich. Southgate hails both teams’ decision to take a knee before Saturday’s match as a statement against racism. Gareth Southgate said Germany remain the benchmark for England as a result of … Read more

EU’s sanctions on Russia weigh on own economy

EU

The 27-country EU relies on Russia for 30 percent of its oil consumption. The inflation in the euro area hit another historical high of 8.1 percent in May. Inflation in the EU could reach 6.8 percent in 2022.: European Commission. The EU adopted the sixth set of sanctions against Russia on Friday, with the goal … Read more

England beaten in Hungary, Italy hold Germany in Nations League

Nations League

Dominik Szoboszlai scores only goal of the game. Gareth Southgate’s side will next face Germany & Italy. Germany & Italy played out a 0-0 draw in Bologna. A tired England side went down to a surprise 1-0 defeat in Hungary in the UEFA Nations League on Saturday, while Germany had to come from behind to … Read more

England players booed by kids in Hungary

england

England players were booed by Hungary fans – for the most part youngsters – while taking a knee before their 1-0 Nations League rout in Budapest. In spite of the hosts being compelled to play the game in secret because of bigoted maltreatment from the stands. UEFA forced an arena boycott after the past way … Read more

Man Utd defender Harry Maguire says bomb threat crossed line

harry maguire

Harry Maguire, a defender for Manchester United and England, thinks he can tolerate criticism of his performance, but a bomb threat he got earlier this year went too far. Police conducted an investigation of Maguire’s home, where he resides with his fiancee and two children, in April to guarantee the safety of his family. This … Read more

EU countries not ready to ban Russian oil

Russia

EU countries not ready to ban Russian oil As we’ve been covering today, European Union nations are attempting to settle on a future restriction on Russian oil imports, with Hungary the principal rival. Hungary is a significant shipper of Russian oil, and it is confronting a typical cost for many everyday items emergency. It said … Read more

Hungary busts Israeli-led money-laundering ring

Hungary

Hungarian police announced Monday that they had busted an international money-laundering ring based in Hungary that was led by an Israeli man and defrauded people in dozens of countries through online investment scams. According to police spokesman Peter Farkas, around 44 million euros ($47 million) were transferred from 94 companies set up by the gang. … Read more

EU leaders plead with Orban to back Russian oil ban

Prime Minister Viktor Orban

After a month of negotiating over a blocked sanctions package, EU leaders were hoping to persuade Prime Minister Viktor Orban to support a watered-down oil embargo against Russia on Monday. But the Hungarian leader, who has demanded an exemption from the ban and guarantees for his country’s energy supply, warned on arrival at the EU summit … Read more

High stakes as Hungary eyes Russian oil ban exemption

With EU leaders set to meet Monday to try to seal a sixth Russia sanctions package that includes an oil embargo, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has mounted his latest show of defiance. The package proposed earlier this month by the European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, requires unanimous backing from all 27 EU member … Read more

Hungary windfall tax to hit mainly banking, energy sectors

Hungary

Hungary said Thursday its new windfall tax imposed over rising prices blamed on the war in Ukraine would raise more than $2 billion and mainly target the banking and energy sectors. The government is looking to levy revenue of 300 billion forints (760 million euros, $820 million) each from both the banking and energy sectors, … Read more

Top Hungary court bars vote on Chinese university plan

Hungary

The top court of Hungary turned down a bid by Budapest’s mayor to hold a referendum on a planned campus of China’s Fudan University in the city on Wednesday. A referendum on Fudan would be “unconstitutional,” according to the Hungarian Constitutional Court. “According to the (constitution), a national referendum on an obligation arising from an … Read more

‘Progress’ made with Hungary on Russia oil ban – von der Leyen

von der Leyen

Negotiations with Hungary on a planned EU ban on Russian fossil fuel imports made headway, but more work is required, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. She arrived in Budapest this afternoon, as previously reported. “This evening’s talk with PM Viktor Orban was useful in clarifying problems connected to sanctions and energy … Read more

EU chief to meet Orban amid Russia oil ban row

EU

EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen traveled to Hungary to meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is delaying Brussels’ plans for a Russian oil embargo On Monday. “They will discuss issues related to European security of energy supply,” von der Leyen’s spokesman Eric Mamer said. Hungary is reliant on Russian oil via a single … Read more

EU wrangles over details of Russia oil embargo

EU

European diplomats were negotiating the terms of the EU’s sixth round of sanctions against Russia, with several members seeking guarantees for their oil supplies On Sunday. To punish Moscow for invading Ukraine, the European Commission proposed a package last week that would have seen most EU members suspend oil imports from Russia by the end … Read more

EU members wrangle with Hungary over Russian oil ban

Russian

European diplomats were embroiled in tense talks to agree on a fresh set of penalties against Russia, with Hungary opposing a ban on Russian oil imports, On Friday. Negotiators expect the talks to last through Sunday, but they continue to hope about reaching an agreement. Brussels wants to impose a sixth set of sanctions on … Read more

Russian oil ban lacks ‘guarantee’ of energy security, Hungary says

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Hungary warned on Wednesday that a potential EU embargo on Russian oil would provide no assurance of energy security. In a statement to AFP, the Hungarian government’s press office stated, “We don’t see any plan or guarantee on how even a transition could be managed on the basis of the current proposals, and what would … Read more

Hungary Would veto EU Sanctions on Russian energy

Viktor Orban

Hungary would veto any European proposal that leads to the restriction of energy imports from Russia, according to a senior minister in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government. “We’ve made it clear that we’ll never support” extending European Union sanctions against Russia to the field of energy, Cabinet Minister Gergely Gulyas told HirTV on Sunday. The … Read more

EU threatens Hungary funds with rule of law action

EU

The EU’s executive on Wednesday hit Hungary with a no means-before-used legal manner that might see Budapest stripped of funding for flouting democratic requirements. The move comes simply over three weeks after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban gained re-election with an awesome majority. The nationalist is often accused in Brussels of backsliding on democratic norms. … Read more

Hungary risks funding cut as EU initiates rule of law procedure

Hungary

The EU’s government on Wednesday initiated towards Hungary a no way-earlier than-used system that would see Budapest stripped of funding for flouting democratic standards. The flow comes simply over three weeks after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban won re-election with an amazing majority. The nationalist is often accused in Brussels of backsliding on democratic norms. … Read more

Another 45,000 flee Ukraine war

Ukraine

More than 5.2 million Ukrainians have fled due to the fact that Russia released its invasion two months ago, with over 45,000 becoming a member of their ranks within the past 24 hours, the UN stated Monday. In total, five,232,014 people have fled Ukraine as refugees because February 24, in line with the latest data … Read more

Slovakia PM thinks neutrality of Hungary is widening the schism

Slovakia Hungary

Prime Minister Eduard Heger of Slovakia alongside Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki expressed his displeasure that nations like as Hungary and Germany have protested against sanctions against Russia. Eduard of Slovakia has advocated for tightening sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. He expressed this view alongside Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki after … Read more

N. Macedonia ex-PM gets seven-year jail sentence

N. Macedonia

A neighborhood courtroom sentenced North Macedonia’s fugitive former high minister Nikola Gruevski to seven years in jail Thursday for embezzling 1.3 million euros of his personal party’s price range. It was the 3rd  prison sentence for Gruevski, who in 2018 fled the country  In a bid to get away from the first one. The former … Read more

Hungary: Budapest malls under bomb threat

Budapest

Numerous retail centres in Budapest and the surrounding countryside have also been evacuated after receiving bomb threats via email. The Westend, Arena Plaza, and Árkád shopping centres, as well as the Kapos Plaza in Kaposvár and a store in Debrecen were evacuated after the warning. Bomb squad investigators have combed over the damaged areas. According … Read more

Seven people killed in a train crash in Hungary

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A van drove onto the rails at a crossing in Hungary Tuesday, causing the train to derail, killing several passengers, according to Hungarian police. “Several were injured in the accident and several died at the scene,” the police said in a statement, without providing further details. Just before 07:00 a.m., an accident occurred near Mindszent, … Read more

Hungary’s Orban faces united opposition in a tight vote

Hungarians will vote in a general election on Sunday, following a tense campaign overshadowed by Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, with polls favouring incumbent nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban. However, Orban’s Fidesz party will confront a united opposition alliance for the first time in its 12 years in power. According to Bulcsu Hunyadi, an analyst … Read more

Afghan family flees Russian bombs in Ukraine

Afghan

MEDYKA – After leaving Afghanistan a year ago, Ajmal Rahmani believed he had found a haven of peace in Ukraine. This week, he and his family had to flee again — this time to Poland to the sounds of Russian bombs. “I run from one war, come to another country and another war starts. Very … Read more